Official guidance, Tamil Nadu land law
Special Marriage Other Notice Creation User Manual for Requests Originating from Citizen’s Portal
The Inspector General of Registration and Stamps issued the Special Marriage Other Notice Creation User Manual for Requests Originating from Citizen’s Portal, Version 1, carrying copyright 2019. It explains how citizens create a Special Marriage notice online, enter details about the couple and witnesses, provide proof, make an online payment and obtain the notice and acknowledgement.
What the manual covers
The Special Marriage Other Notice Creation User Manual for Requests Originating from Citizen’s Portal is guidance from the Inspector General of Registration and Stamps. It applies to citizens using the portal for Special Marriage registration and explains the notice creation process rather than property or land registration.
The applicant must log in with a username and password, select Registration, choose Marriage registration and click Create Notice under Special Marriage.
Conditions stated in the manual
The Special Marriage portal manual lists the following conditions and requirements:
- A marriage ceremony must already have been performed between the husband and wife, and they must have lived together since then.
- Neither party may have more than one living spouse at the time of registration.
- Both parties must be of sound mind and capable of giving valid consent.
- The parties must not be in a prohibited relationship.
- Both the husband and wife must be at least 21 years old when the notice is created.
- The parties' residence must fall within the registering office's jurisdiction.
- They must have resided there for at least 30 days before giving the notice of intended marriage.
- Residence and age proof must be provided for both parties.
- If no objection is received within 30 days, the marriage can be registered within 3 months from issue of the notice.
Information entered through the portal
The Special Marriage notice workflow asks for:
- Date of marriage, names, dates of birth, religion, caste, marital status and occupation.
- Passport details where either the husband or wife is an NRI.
- Father’s name and address details for each party, including country, state, district, taluk, village, street, door number and pincode.
- The date from which the parties have resided at the stated address. The portal automatically calculates the period of residence.
- Children’s details, witness details, other details, NRI details and proof details, as applicable.
The manual says users can save entered information, move to the next page and use functions such as edit, delete, reset, save as draft and save and continue.
Completion of the request
The Special Marriage notice process includes online payment, confirmation and acceptance of terms and conditions. After processing, the portal creates the notice and provides an acknowledgement and a notice of intended marriage.
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Common questions
Do both parties need to be at least 21 when creating the notice?
Yes. The manual states that both the husband and wife must be at least 21 years old at the time of notice creation.
How long must the couple have lived within the registering office’s jurisdiction?
The parties must have resided there for at least 30 days before giving the notice of intended marriage.
What proof must the husband and wife provide?
The manual requires proof of residence and age for both the husband and wife.
When can the marriage be registered if nobody objects?
If no objection is received within 30 days, the manual says the marriage can be registered within 3 months from the issue of the notice.
